Bolt wins gold in 200m Olympic final
Usain Bolt’s dream of winning an unprecedented ‘treble treble’ is still alive after he won the 200m gold earlier today. This was Bolt’s eighth gold medal at the Olympics. Bolt won the r
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Nadroga soccer aim to bring back the glory days
Nadroga soccer team’s relieving president Tiko Matawalu says their aim is to bring back the glory days of Nadroga soccer. Matawalu says they are trying to identify the areas of weakness and turning them into
Wallabies have to improve up front – Justin Marshall
Former All Blacks half back Justin Marshall says Australia’s chances to put the All Blacks under pressure and give themselves a good chance in the first Bledisloe Cup test goes back to the fundamentals of the game
Uate expected to move to Super League
Fiji-Bati wing Akuila Uate is expected to move to the Super League in England when his contract expires next year. Uate still has a year left in his contract worth AUD$485,000. The 28-year-old has fallen out o
Nadroga name strong team to face Malolo
Nadroga has named a strong side to take on Malolo in the second HFC Bank Farebrother Challenge tomorrow. Coach Esala Nauga has rested Eremasi Radrodro after his outstanding performance last week while Sakiusa Nadru
Radradra expected back for Eels this weekend
Fiji-born wing Semi Radradra is expected to play for the Parramatta Eels this weekend. Radradra has been listed on the Eels shadow team for the Raiders on Sunday. He has recovered from the knee injury he susta
US Olympic swimmers robbed in Rio not victims of the crime
Four US Olympic swimmers who said they had been robbed in Rio were not victims of crime. The head of the city's civil police, Fernando Veloso told reporters that one or more of the men had committed an act of v
Double celebration for Tuisova’s parents
As Fijians around the world continue to celebrate our first ever Olympic Gold medal win, Josua Tuisova’s parents are over the moon as they will be travelling with their son to France. Tuisova’s father,
Spotlight is on for Bolt in 200 meters final
The spotlight is on the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt today. Bolt will compete in the 200 meters final this afternoon. Another gold medal would add to his journey to Olympic Immortality. Bolt ran
Four Wallabies players shave head for Lealiifano
Christian Lealiifano will not be at ANZ Stadium in Sydney tomorrow but four Wallabies will make sure his presence is felt when they face the All Blacks. Matt Toomua, David Pocock, Matt Giteau and Will Genia all sha
Suva soccer players in Fiji U-23 side to join team tomorrow
The NEL Engineering Suva soccer team players that were part of the Fiji U-23 soccer side to the Rio Olympics will join the team tomorrow. Team president, Mahend Prasad says they are in talks to include New Zealand-
Broncos kick start Round 24 of NRL with win over Bulldogs
The Broncos had a convincing 20‑10 victory over the Bulldogs last night to kick start Round 24 of the NRL. However, the win came at a cost for the Broncos as wing Corey Oates had a concussion in the match. T
Copeland out of Olympics in qualifying round
Fiji’s Javelin thrower Leslie Copeland is out of the Olympics after failing to meet the 83 meters qualifying distance. Copeland’s best throw was 76.04 meters. Meanwhile, the world’s fastest m
Suva soccer gets $5000 sponsorship for BOG
The Suva soccer side received a sponsorship of $5,000 from NEL Engineering for the 2016 Inkk Mobile BOG tournament. Team’s President Mahend Prasad says all teams participating in the BOG are equally capa
Wallabies team named to face All Blacks
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has dropped a Bledisloe bombshell, dropping Scott Fardy out of the starting 15 for Saturday’s opening Test against the All Blacks. Fardy has started in all but one Test since Ch
Josh Jackson re-signs with Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs and NSW forward Josh Jackson has re-signed with the Bulldogs for at least until 2020. Jackson says it is awesome, it is always a privilege and an honor to pull on the blue and white jersey and t
Copeland competing in Men’s Javelin today
Fiji’s last athlete to compete at the Rio Olympics Leslie Copeland will be taking part in the Men’s Javelin Throw qualifying round at 11.30am today. This will be Copeland’s second Olympic outing a
Brazil faces Germany in Olympic Men’s Football final
Brazil will meet Germany at 8.30am this Sunday in the gold medal final of the Men=s Football competition at the Rio Olympics. Brazil thrashed Honduras 6‑0 while Germany beat Nigeria 2-0 in the semifinal matches t
Barrett to start at fly-half against Wallabies
Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for the All Blacks this weekend. On the back of guiding the Hurricanes to a maiden Super Rugby title, the first five‑eighth will steer New Zealand around Sydney's AMI St
Neymar scores fastest goal in Olympic football history
Neymar scored the fastest goal in Olympic football history as Brazil in just 14 seconds and thrashed Honduras 6‑0 to reach the men's final in Rio. They will face Germany in final. Manchester City's G